# Op-ed: We Need a New Farm Bill—for My Iowa Farm and Beyond

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/op-ed-we-need-a-new-farm-bill-for-my-iowa-farm-and-beyond/
- Published: 2023-04-14T09:45:42-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Wendy Johnson at Jóia Food Farm in Charles City, Iowa. Photo credit: Tom Rafalovich (left) and Wendy Johnson (right). Article by Wendy Johnson. Civil Eats – April 5, 2023. I grew up on a farm in Iowa during the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. Back then, life here was not flourishing, but dying. I pursued a career in fashion and moved to Los Angeles, where I discovered my connection to food. Then, 10 years ago, I returned to Iowa to find that things hadn’t changed much: Our small town was smaller, more farmhouses had been left to decay, and the big farmers had gotten bigger. […] Click here to view original web page at civileats.com